FDNY battles 2nd brush fire at Inwood Hill Park

Upper Manhattan brush fire at Inwood Hill Park flares up overnight
A brush fire at Inwood Hill Park in Upper Manhattan broke out again overnight, but firefighters had it back under control before daybreak.
FDNY battles second brush fire at Inwood Hill Park
Fire crews returned to Inwood Hill Park after another brush fire broke out just a week after crews doused flames at the same location.
FDNY contains 4-acre fire in Manhattan’s Inwood Hill Park, using water from Harlem River
The blaze in the borough’s “most ancient forest” was the latest in a series of brush fires in the metro area amid record drought conditions.
Brush Fire Under Control in Inwood Hill Park in Manhattan
The Inwood Hill Park fire is the latest in an unusually high number of fires in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut amid dry conditions and gusty winds.
Drought-related brush fire destroys 4 acres of Manhattan’s Inwood Hill Park
A massive brush fire exacerbated by the city’s ongoing drought destroyed about four acres of Manhattan’s Inwood Hill Park, FDNY officials said Thursday. The raging blaze, which began about 3 p.m. Wednesday, tore its way through about four acres of parkland near W. 218 St. as upper Manhattan was covered in thick grey smoke for most of the day.
FDNY battles Inwood brushfire as blanket of smoke envelopes upper Manhattan
A massive brushfire spanning northern New Jersey and New York broke out earlier this week, torching more than 7,000 acres along Greenwood Lake’s eastern edge, according to News 12 New Jersey. That blaze, known as the Jennings Creek fire, is only 30% contained.
Brush fire breaks out at Inwood Hill Park: officials
A 3-alarm brush fire sparked in Inwood Wednesday afternoon, according to officials. The first fire broke out in Inwood State Park near Seaman Ave and West 207th Street around 2:40 p.m., according to the FDNY.
VIDEO: Fireboat Sprays Water On Brush Fire in Manhattan’s Inwood Hill Park
Emergency services battled a brush fire that broke out in Manhatan’s Inwood Hill Park on Nov. 13. The New York City Fire Department (FDNY) said it utilized “multiple units including drones, marine units and brush fire units” to battle the two-alarm fire.
FDNY battles large brush fire in Inwood Hill Park in Manhattan
Two fires reportedly ignited around 3 p.m. and spread rapidly across a large area of brush, sending a smoke blanket moving over Manhattan toward the George Washington Bridge.
Brush fire breaks out in Manhattan near the Harlem River: FDNY
A brush fire broke out in Harlem Tuesday afternoon, according to the FDNY. The fire was reported near West 155th Street and Harlem River Drive at around 2:21 p.m., officials say. 25 units and EMS personnel responded to the scene.
Washington Heights brush fire under control: FDNY
The FDNY says a brush fire that broke out in Manhattan and rose to three alarms on Tuesday afternoon is now under control.
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FDNY Launches Brush Fire Task Force As Upper Manhattan's Inwood Hill Park Faces Another Wildfire Amid Citywide Drought
FDNY responds to another brush fire at Inwood Hill Park amidst a dry spell and launches a Brush Fire Task Force.
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